Cuatrociénegas Municipality

Cuatrociénegas
Municipality

Cuatrociénegas Valley

Coat of arms

Municipality of Cuatrociénegas in Coahuila
Cuatrociénegas

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 26°59′10″N 102°3′59″W / 26.98611°N 102.06639°W / 26.98611; -102.06639Coordinates: 26°59′10″N 102°3′59″W / 26.98611°N 102.06639°W / 26.98611; -102.06639
Country  Mexico
State Coahuila
Municipal seat Cuatrociénegas de Carranza
Area
  Total 7,860.6 km2 (3,035.0 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 12,220

Cuatrociénegas is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Cuatrociénegas de Carranza. The municipality covers an area of 7860.6 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 12,220.[1]

Cuatrociénegas is famous of its endemic species and has been awarded the "Pueblo Mágico" (Magic Town) category[2] by the tourism department.

References

  1. "Cuatrociénegas". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  2. Turismo, Secretaría de. "Pueblos Mágicos". www.sectur.gob.mx. Retrieved 2016-02-18.


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